Dog Walker/Pet Sitter (Pet Care Technician)

Get paid to spend your day outside with dogs.

Paws Around Motown is a professional pet care company hiring dog walkers and pet sitters in Birmingham, Royal Oak, Berkley, Bloomfield, and Franklin. You’re a W-2 employee, not a gig worker, and you’ll have training, a mentor, and a team behind you. No experience required.

Pay & perks

- $15–17/hour, including paid drive time between appointments
- Higher pay on holidays
- Paid sick time: earn 1 hour for every 30 worked, use up to 72 hours a year, and unused hours roll over
- Occasional client tips
- Pet CPR & First Aid certification and mentor-based training
- A consistent service area and room to advance as your skills grow

The job

- Walks and drop-in visits for dogs, cats, and small animals of every size and personality
- No pack walks. You’ll only walk dogs from the same household, and never more than 2 at a time.
- Feeding, fresh water, and medications as instructed
- A “Snout-to-Tail” check every visit, because you’re our eyes in the field
- A visit report with photos in our app after every visit

The honest part

- You’re outside all year, in snow, ice, rain, and heat, and you walk several miles a day.
- You drive between clients in your own insured vehicle, and that time is paid.
- You work on your own, so you have to do it right even when no one’s watching.

We hire for character, competence, and commitment, in that order.

Schedule

- 25+ hours per week, at least 3 weekdays, and Thursday required
- Shifts are 8 am–5 pm, 11 am–8 pm, or both
- One weekend a month, plus all or most major holidays

You’ll need

- To be 18+ and authorized to work in the U.S.
- A Michigan driver’s license and a reliable, insured vehicle
- To lift 40 lbs and handle pets from about 5 to 150 lbs, including walking 2 dogs at once and managing several pets at once in multi-pet homes, with or without reasonable accommodation
- A smartphone with enough data, and to live within a reasonable drive of our routes
- To pass a background check
- To be comfortable reading dog body language, learning apps, and writing clear reports

Apply in about 10 minutes. We’ll ask about your availability and why you want this work. Experience is a plus but not required. We’ll keep you posted through each step of our hiring process.

Paws Around Motown is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.